[Verse 1] It began on a day in December Lying in a basket of bread Life can try to beat it out of him Dropping him high, he's trying to swim But mother knows she won't relent Yea I said mother knows she won't relent [Verse 2] There a dark, cold spirit in the water Beating on the innocent wounds Maybe life can see through eyes of the King But then again maybe its not Yea I said then again maybe its not [Chorus] Don't let me drown Cuz I've been waiting for too long Run on my sister and go tell my father I'm Coming home (2x) [Verse 3] There are thousands of voices in my head Telling me that I have lost How about standing up for what we believe in Then drowning in the cause [Chorus] Don't let me drown Cuz I've been waiting for too long Run on my sister and go tell my father I'm Coming home (x3) [Verse 4] It began on a day in December Lying in a basket of bread Life can try to beat it out of him Dropping him high, he trying to swim But mother knows she won't relent